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30 Top Dividend Growth Stocks For March 2013

Published 03/01/2013, 05:43 AM
Updated 07/09/2023, 06:31 AM
Every month, I create a quick list of dividend paying stocks (from low-yield to high-yield stocks), with interesting performance and valuation figures. Stocks from this list are mid- and large caps (market capitalization of more than USD 1 billion) with double-digit long-term earnings growth rates.

The list is selected using the following criteria and sorted by dividend yield.

Market Capitalization: > 1 Billion
Price/Earnings Ratio: > 0 < 100
Dividend Yield: > 3 < 20
Return on Investment: > 10 < 100
Operating Margin: > 10 < 100
10 Year Revenue Growth: > 8 < 200
10 Year EPS Growth: > 10 < 100

Vale (VALE) has a market capitalization of $97.86 billion. The company employs 70,785 people, generates revenue of $58.990 billion and has a net income of $21.517 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $34.234 billion. The EBITDA margin is 58.03 percent (the operating margin is 51.05 percent and the net profit margin 36.48 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 19.04 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 31.53 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 30.99 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.47. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.73 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 7.70, the P/S ratio is 1.72 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.25. The dividend yield amounts to 6.04 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.51.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Vale

Long-Term Dividends History of Vale

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Vale
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (ABV) has a market capitalization of $138.74 billion. The company employs 46,503 people, generates revenue of $13.752 billion and has a net income of $4.420 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6.648 billion. The EBITDA margin is 48.34 percent (the operating margin is 43.17 percent and the net profit margin 32.14 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 8.92 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 16.07 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 34.58 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.59. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.93 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 27.96, the P/S ratio is 9.91 and the P/B ratio is finally 10.58. The dividend yield amounts to 3.32 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.98.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Companhia de Bebidas das Americas

Long-Term Dividends History of Companhia de Bebidas das Americas

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Companhia de Bebidas das Americas
Chevron Corporation (CVX) has a market capitalization of $227.59 billion. The company employs 62,000 people, generates revenue of $241.909 billion and has a net income of $26.336 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $59.745 billion. The EBITDA margin is 24.70 percent (the operating margin is 19.15 percent and the net profit margin 10.89 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 5.23 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 8.93 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.30 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $13.32. Last fiscal year, the company paid $3.51 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.79, the P/S ratio is 0.94 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.67. The dividend yield amounts to 3.07 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.80.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Chevron Corporation

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Chevron Corporation


Long-Term Dividends History of Chevron Corporation
Take a closer look at the full table of the best dividend paying stocks as of March 2013. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 15.70 while the dividend yield has a value of 4.73 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.37 and price to sales ratio 3.0. The operating margin amounts to 28.18 percent. The earnings per share grew by 21.75 yearly over the past decade and sales by 18.44 percent.

Here is the full table with more fundamentals:

Best Dividend Paying Stocks
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SCCO, MFA, ARLP, PBR, VALE, YZC, EPB, GRMN, STX, HEP, MBT, STO, CHL,
MCHP, QSII, NVS, BBL, ABV, MSFT, HLF, TLK, OXY, CVX, HRS, BHP

Disclosure: I am long ABV, HLF. I receive no compensation to write about these specific stocks, sector or theme. I don't plan to increase or decrease positions or obligations within the next 72 hours.

For the other stocks: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I receive no compensation to write about any specific stock, sector or theme.

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